Individual Details
Edward (Eriksen) Lomnes
(18 Feb 1858 - 29 Oct 1929)
Emigrated: 1883
HSO, 6 Sep 1918, p5
Mrs. Edward Lomnes went over to Minneapolis on Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mr. A. S. Jenson and family. Mr. Lomnes went over on Sunday and accompanied his wife home on Sunday evening.
HSO, 8 Mar 1928, p1
Edward Lomnes Receives Pension at Omaha Shops
After forty-three years of service at the car shops. Edward L. Lomnes received the highest pension granted. Mr. Lomnes has just passed his seventieth birthday which entitles him to a pension. It is an agreement among railroad men that when a man is seventy years old he shall stop work and be given a pension. Twenty continuous consecutive years of employment is required.
Mr. Lomnes was foreman of the Coach Shop, where all coaches are sent for repairs and renovation. Fifty men are employed in the coach shop, and John Quarnes succeeds E. L. Lomnes as foreman of this branch of the Omaha shops.
HSO, 31 Oct 1929, p1
Edw. Lomnes Dies Suddenly at Home Here-Well Known Pioneer Succumbs on Tuesday; Funeral to be Saturday
Edward Lomnes, 71 years old and a pioneer resident of Hudson, died suddently at his home, 409 St. Croix street, at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday after only a few hours illness. Mr. Lomnes' many friends in this community were deeply shocked to learn of his death for in his almost daily visits down town it was generally presumed that his health was the best.
Tuesday morning he arose as usual and for a time busied himself with the shoveling of the first snow of the year from his sidewalks. He appeared to be well in every way. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. he was stricken with severe pains in his lower chest, the pains extending back to the shoulder. A physician was called in and during the afternoon he rested more easily, sleeping for some time. He was seized with sharp pains again after 7 p.m. These were more severe than the earlier ones and he expired a few moments later.
Mr. Lomnes was born in Norway on Feb. 18, 1858, where he grew to young manhood. In his early twenties he migrated to America, setting in the city of Hudson nearly a half century ago. Soon after coming here he secured employment at the Omaha shops. He was employed there approximately 48 years until he was retired on pension in February 1928. From 1928 [sic] until the time of his retirement from active duties he served capably as foreman of the coach department.
Thirty-eight years ago Mr. Lomnes was married to Caroline Lee in Hudson. Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters and one son. They are: Mrs. A. S. Jenson of Superior; Mrs. C. R. Munson of St. Paul; Miss Helen Lomnes of Spokane, Wash., and Orvil Lomnes of Hudson. Three sisters, Mrs. Ingamar Kvarnes of Hudson, and two others who reside in Norway, are also bereaved.
In Mr. Lomnes' death the community loses a highly respected citizen. Quiet and friendly at all times, he was admired by all with whom he came in contact. He was a member of the local Sons of Norway lodge.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence on St. Croix street.
Miss Lomnes, the daughter that resides in Spokane, is expected to be here for the funeral services, together with the other members of the family.
HSO, 6 Sep 1918, p5
Mrs. Edward Lomnes went over to Minneapolis on Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mr. A. S. Jenson and family. Mr. Lomnes went over on Sunday and accompanied his wife home on Sunday evening.
HSO, 8 Mar 1928, p1
Edward Lomnes Receives Pension at Omaha Shops
After forty-three years of service at the car shops. Edward L. Lomnes received the highest pension granted. Mr. Lomnes has just passed his seventieth birthday which entitles him to a pension. It is an agreement among railroad men that when a man is seventy years old he shall stop work and be given a pension. Twenty continuous consecutive years of employment is required.
Mr. Lomnes was foreman of the Coach Shop, where all coaches are sent for repairs and renovation. Fifty men are employed in the coach shop, and John Quarnes succeeds E. L. Lomnes as foreman of this branch of the Omaha shops.
HSO, 31 Oct 1929, p1
Edw. Lomnes Dies Suddenly at Home Here-Well Known Pioneer Succumbs on Tuesday; Funeral to be Saturday
Edward Lomnes, 71 years old and a pioneer resident of Hudson, died suddently at his home, 409 St. Croix street, at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday after only a few hours illness. Mr. Lomnes' many friends in this community were deeply shocked to learn of his death for in his almost daily visits down town it was generally presumed that his health was the best.
Tuesday morning he arose as usual and for a time busied himself with the shoveling of the first snow of the year from his sidewalks. He appeared to be well in every way. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. he was stricken with severe pains in his lower chest, the pains extending back to the shoulder. A physician was called in and during the afternoon he rested more easily, sleeping for some time. He was seized with sharp pains again after 7 p.m. These were more severe than the earlier ones and he expired a few moments later.
Mr. Lomnes was born in Norway on Feb. 18, 1858, where he grew to young manhood. In his early twenties he migrated to America, setting in the city of Hudson nearly a half century ago. Soon after coming here he secured employment at the Omaha shops. He was employed there approximately 48 years until he was retired on pension in February 1928. From 1928 [sic] until the time of his retirement from active duties he served capably as foreman of the coach department.
Thirty-eight years ago Mr. Lomnes was married to Caroline Lee in Hudson. Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters and one son. They are: Mrs. A. S. Jenson of Superior; Mrs. C. R. Munson of St. Paul; Miss Helen Lomnes of Spokane, Wash., and Orvil Lomnes of Hudson. Three sisters, Mrs. Ingamar Kvarnes of Hudson, and two others who reside in Norway, are also bereaved.
In Mr. Lomnes' death the community loses a highly respected citizen. Quiet and friendly at all times, he was admired by all with whom he came in contact. He was a member of the local Sons of Norway lodge.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence on St. Croix street.
Miss Lomnes, the daughter that resides in Spokane, is expected to be here for the funeral services, together with the other members of the family.
Events
| Birth | 18 Feb 1858 | Ytre Rendal, Hedmark, Norway |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1882 | Ytre Rendal, Hedmark, Norway - Sigrid Pedersdatter | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1891 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin - Caroline Lee | | ||
| Occupation | 1898 | Carpenter - CStPM&O Ry. | | ||
| Death | 29 Oct 1929 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | 2 Nov 1929 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Sigrid Pedersdatter (1859 - ) |
| Child | Erik Lomnes (1883 - 1883) |
| Child | Eline Marie "Ella" Lomnes (1884 - ) |
| Child | Sigwalt P. Lomnes (1886 - ) |
| Child | Martin Lomnes (1889 - 1889) |
| Spouse | Caroline Lee (1866 - 1945) |
| Child | Stella Lomnes (1892 - 1967) |
| Child | Orville E. Lomnes (1899 - 1959) |
| Child | Helen Lomnes (1895 - 1982) |
| Father | Erik Lomnes (1816 - ) |
| Mother | Marit Larsdatter (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | Berte Eriksdatter (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Lars (Eriksen) Lomnes (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Pernilla Eriksdatter (1858 - ) |
| Sibling | Lena (Eriksdatter) Lomnes (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | Martin Eriksen (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew Lomnes (1862 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Marith Eriksdatter (1867 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Hudson Star Observer, Hudson WI, Obituary , 31 Oct 1929, p1.
2. Digitalarkivet http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/, 1865-telling for 0432 Rendalen.
3. Digitalarkivet http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/, Marriage Register Ytre Rendalen 1829-1900.
4. Digitalarkivet http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/, Marriage Register Ytre Rendalen 1829-1900.
5. Hudson Star-Observer, Obituarties: Hudson Star-Observer (Hudson, Wis.; 10 Jul 1997), 13 Dec 1945, p1.
6. Wisconsin Vital Records (Online).
7. R. L. Polk & Co., Hudson City Directory, 1898-99 R. L. Polk & Co., St. Paul, Minn., p.367.
8. Hudson Star Observer, Hudson WI, Obituary , 31 Oct 1929, p1.
9. Hudson Star Observer, Hudson WI, Obituary , 31 Oct 1929, p1.